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HTML
<script src="http://code.angularjs.org/1.2.1/angular.min.js"></script>
<div ng-app ng-controller="ctrl">
foo: {{foo}}
<div ng-if="foo" style="background-color: #f00;">
<p>foo</p>
</div>
<div ng-if="!foo">
<br/><button ng-click="$parent.foo = true;">Show foo</button>
</div>
<button ng-click="foo = true">Show foo</button>
</div>
JavaScript
'use strict';
var ctrl = function ($scope) {
$scope.foo = false;
};